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Hat Yai

Hat Yai is the fifth largest city in Thailand, the largest city in southern Thailand, and is in Songkhla Province on the Southern Gulf Coast. It's a popular tourist spot for Singaporeans, Indonesians, and especially Malaysians, as well as for Thais from neighbouring provinces. Wikivoyage

Population 159,130 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Thailand

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Thailand

Getting there

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Through the year

  1. Chinese New Year

    January – February

    Usually fall in Jan or Feb depending on the Chinese calendar. With a sizeable Thai-Chinese population, Chinese New Year is celebrated everywhere in Hat Yai especially in the city center.

  2. Hat Yai Midnight Songkran

    April

    The festival marks Thai New Year, which is traditionally celebrated during 13-15 Apr. The most prominent part of the festival is blessing people with sprinkles of water.

  3. Hat Yai Vegetarian Festival

    October

    A yearly event held during the ninth month of the Chinese calendar (usually in October). Observed mostly by Chinese and, increasingly, some Thais

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Hat Yai); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Getting around

More train stations: Ban Din Lan 5.1 km

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